The Desford School District was established in January 1894 and a one-room schoolhouse operated at SE22-2-20W near Horton in what is now the Municipality of Boissevain-Morton. The school eventually closed due to low student enrollment and the district was dissolved, with its area becoming part of the Boissevain School District No. 373. A commemorative sign remains at the original school site.
Desford School (no date) by W. J. Parr
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 2.
Desford School commemorative sign (June 2019)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.13221, W100.06408
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Desford Monument (Desford, Municipality of Boissevain-Morton)
Deloraine East topographic map, 62F/01 East, Edition 1, Series A743 [Archives of Manitoba].
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 June 2019
Historic Sites of Manitoba
This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only.
Browse lists of:
Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | OtherInclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner.
Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes.
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.Help us keep history alive!
